The Summit SkyHawks are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Rialto Knights at 3:45 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Summit beat Marina 8-5.
Kody Smathers looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Isaac Castanon was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Evan Spencer, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rialto has not done well against Kaiser recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Rialto had just enough and edged Kaiser out 7-5.
Rialto saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzeah Zepeda, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Cuellar, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Summit is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Rialto, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5.
Everything went Summit's way against Rialto when the teams last played back in March as Summit made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Summit since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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